# 18TH Avenue, Brooklyn

Commercial · built 1985 · Block 5553, Lot 40.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/3055530040/18-avenue

More construction in Bensonhurst: https://umarelli.org/nyc/brooklyn/bensonhurst.md

Every lot on block 5553: https://umarelli.org/nyc/brooklyn/5553.md

## Building permits

- Alteration, filed Oct 7, 2026, estimated cost $40K, described as “Mechanical modifications and equipment installations for retail renovations.”
- Alteration, filed Nov 22, 2025, estimated cost $3K, described as “Installation of a non illuminated business accessory sign . No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Nov 7, 2025, estimated cost $100K, described as “Mechanical installations for retail space 5 renovations.”
- Alteration, filed Aug 23, 2025, estimated cost $3K, described as “Illuminated business accessory wall sign. No change to use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Feb 18, 2025, estimated cost $139K, described as “Filed herewith for commercial restaurant fit out of existing retail space. No change to use, occupancy, or egress.”
- Alteration, filed Feb 7, 2025, estimated cost $11K, described as “Plumbing installation of two bathrooms for future tenants as per drawings filed herewith in conjunction with alt-1 321917146”
- Alteration, filed Dec 1, 2022, estimated cost $85K, described as “General construction work pertaining to exterior facade and parapet”
- Alteration, filed Oct 11, 2022, estimated cost $3K, described as “Installation of heavy duty sidewalk shed as per plans. No change in use occupancy or egress under this application. Sidewalk shed shall comply with chapter 33 of the 2014 NYC building code.”
- Alteration, filed Aug 11, 2022, estimated cost $1K, described as “Erect illuminated, accessory business d/f blade wall sign-c on the existing sign band area @ 18 avenue elevation. No change to use, egress or occupation”
- Alteration, filed Aug 11, 2022, estimated cost $18K, described as “Erect illuminated, accessory business channel letter wall sign-a on the existing sign band @ 18 avenue elevation. No change to use, egress or occupation”
- Alteration, filed Aug 11, 2022, estimated cost $1K, described as “Erect illuminated, accessory business d/f blade wall sign-f on the existing sign band area @ 65 street elevation. No change to use, egress or occupation”
- Alteration, filed Aug 11, 2022, estimated cost $14K, described as “Erect entrance metal canopy on the facade wall @ 18 avenue elevation, no change to use, egress or occupation”
- Alteration, filed Aug 11, 2022, estimated cost $21K, described as “Erect illuminated, accessory business channel letter wall sign-d on the existing sign band @ 65 street elevation. No change to use, egress or occupation”
- Alteration, filed Aug 11, 2022, estimated cost $3K, described as “Erect illuminated, accessory cabinet wall sign-e on the existing sign band @ 65 street elevation. No change to use, egress or occupation”
- Alteration, filed Aug 11, 2022, estimated cost $3K, described as “Erect illuminated, accessory cabinet wall sign-b on the existing sign band @ 18 avenue elevation. No change to use, egress or occupation”
- Alteration, filed Aug 1, 2022, estimated cost $264K, described as “General construction inclusive of partitions modifications for retail renovations.”
- Alteration, filed Aug 1, 2022, estimated cost $69K, described as “Installation of strucutural support for roof-top HVAC..”
- Alteration, filed Jul 28, 2022, estimated cost $60K, described as “Plumbing installations in conjunction with retail renovations.”
- Alteration, filed Jul 28, 2022, estimated cost $130K, described as “Mechanical modifications and equipment installations for retail renovations.”
- Alteration, filed Jul 26, 2022, estimated cost $9K, described as “Modification of existing sprinkler system on partial 1st floor and 2nd floor.”
- Alteration, filed May 18, 2022, estimated cost $150K, described as “Structural modifications for elevator pit and escalators to include footings as per drawings filed herewith.”
- Alteration, filed Jul 11, 2021, estimated cost $70K, described as “Install a new HVAC system and associated duct and piping work for a new walk-in urgent care Dr. Office”
- Alteration, filed Feb 23, 2021, estimated cost $20K, described as “Hereby filing for the removal and installation of sprinkler heads. No change to use egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Feb 4, 2021, estimated cost $80K, described as “Installation of mechanical equipment. No change to use egress or occupancy”
- Alteration, filed Feb 4, 2021, estimated cost $85K, described as “Hereby filing for the installation of plumbing fixtures. In conjunction with tenant. No change to use occupancy or egress.”

14 more, older permits are in this building’s full list on the map: https://umarelli.org/nyc/3055530040/18-avenue.

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $3,370,500
- 2026–27 tax: $313,363
- Market value (city estimate): $7,490,000
- Taxable value: $2,957,310
- Assessed land: $338,400
- Assessed improvements: $3,032,100

## Tax breaks

- Solar abatement, through Jun 30, 2027, a $7,446 credit this tax year.

## Zoning

C4-2: floor area ratio 1.72 built, 3.40 allowed by base zoning.

## Recent sales

- May 8, 2023: $28,000,000

Open-market sales since 2016, from the Department of Finance’s sales files.

## Flood zone

Current FEMA flood map: zone X, minimal flood hazard.

## Board and land use applications

- Variance or special permit (Board of Standards and Appeals 2019-42-BZ): Variance or special permit, Granted, filed Mar 5, 2019, decided Oct 3, 2019. Special Permit (§73-36) to permit the operation of a Physical Culture Establishment (Blink Fitness) to be located on a portion of the 1st floor and second floors of an existing building contrary to ZR §32-10. C4-2 zoning district.

From New York City and Jersey City public records, refreshed within a day of each release. Sources: https://umarelli.org/sources. Methodology and corrections: https://umarelli.org/methodology